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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I just signed @bfawu.bsky.social's petition to our Prime Minister, @andyburnham.bsky.social, demanding he makes a right to food a reality. Sign the petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr... #RightToFood 🍽️
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Prime Minister, Make a Right To Food a reality! 🍽️
Write to the PM now and demand a Right To Food 🍽️
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
ATTACKS ON SPOCIAL SECURITY HURT US ALL More positive responses from locals at our Turnpike Lane Station stall on Saturday. Plenty of engagement and 250 leaflets taken. You'll find us at the Tottenham Flower and Produce Show, next Saturday 12th September in Lordship Rec.
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Lucy Bannister @lucybannister.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Today @helenbarnard.bsky.social writes for @labourlist.bsky.social on why social security reform is not a choice between protecting disabled people or building a sustainable system. This government has a chance to show that popular and lasting reform can do both. Trussell's proposals set out how 👇
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'The final Timms report is Labour’s chance to get PIP reform right' - LabourList
Social security reform doesn’t need to be a binary choice between protecting disabled people or building a sustainable system.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Former director of neoliberal Institute for Fiscal Studies urges disability benefit cuts. Disabled scapegoated for economic problems. Silence on major causes. Wait for 7.3m hospital appointments. Hard to see GP, dentist. Low wages, poor food/housing, economic insecurity. archive.ph/lZEx2
inews.co.uk
Cut PIP benefits, top UK economist tells Burnham
Chancellor could also raise capital gains tax and abolish stamp duty, Paul Johnson says
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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Inclusion London Co-Chair Adam Gabsi spoke to MyLondon about the urgent need for fire safety reform to prevent the next Grenfell tragedy. Read the full story 👇 www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
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Disabled Londoners in high rises live in fear with no fire evac plan
The Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry recommended that personalised evacuation plans be prepared for disabled residents, but new legislation only applies to buildings over 11 metres tall
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
❗ Young people can't afford to live. Our research found that a third of 16-25-year-olds cut back on food in the last 3 months. Young people should be thinking about next steps in their lives, like moving out or learning to drive, but they can barely even afford to get by.
A young man opens a kitchen cupboard and looks inside. There isn't much in the cupboard. A headline on top reads: 'Breaking news: one in three young people cut back on food in the last 3 months, report finds'
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Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Timms review is hosting 15 national workshops online and in person to shape the recommendations that form part of its final report. We want Disabled people to be part of shaping these recommendations. There are 300 participant places available. Register as a participant here: buff.ly/ZtlUstR
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Timms Review: register your interest in a shaping recommendations workshop
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And so it goes on... morningstaronline.co.uk/article/refo...
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Reform UK reveals its contempt for the vulnerable, but it’s not alone
THE Sunday Telegraph gave us an advance view of what Reform UK has in mind for the many people in Britain who depend on disability benefits.As long as disability benefit claimants are anonymous and un...
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Campaigners slam Reform’s new war on disabled people
CAMPAIGNERS slammed Reform UK for its “complete lack of understanding” of the benefits system as the hard-right party vowed to slash welfare for foreign nationals and almost three million disabled peo...
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Jill Pack 🍉 @louloutwo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We need a maximum working temperature. 50,000 people have already signed this petition to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Please add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/we...
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We need a maximum working temperature
We need a maximum working temperature. 50,000 people have already signed this petition to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Please add your name too.
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thousands affected in Haringey this week www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We feel like the peasants’: women and low-income families bear brunt of heatwave
As temperatures soar across Europe, cities are struggling to adapt, further exacerbating socioeconomic divisions
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Nothing changes - James Purnell, a tireless campaigner for welfare cuts labourhub.org.uk/2026/06/24/b...
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Blairite retread James Purnell tipped to be Andy Burnham’s Chief of Staff
This would be a catastrophic mistake. Labour’s new leader needs to think again. In a move that will alarm those hoping for genuine change from an incoming Andy Burnham government, former Blairite m…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Meet James Purnell. Andy Burnham's chief of staff. In earlier incarnation, he supported the Iraq invasion; was chairman of Labour Friends of Israel; said that Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes should not be sacred; supported PFI, lie-detector tests for benefit claimants. What next?
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Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff
Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for government
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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨BREAKING | Andy Burnham has appointed ultra-Blairite James Purnell as Chief of Staff. Purnell has described disabled people as "people who scrounge from the system" and says they are falsely claiming benefits despite being supposedly fit for work. (Spotted by @johnpringdns) x.com/LeftieStats/...
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Shocking stories of the destitution blighting the lives of children in the UK and still the government has its fingers in its ears. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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Baby bank charities call government out on child poverty
Starmer has some nerve using his final speech as PM to claim he'd lifted kids out of poverty - 400,000 children have to rely on a baby bank
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 16/06/2026
"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."
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The era of trillionaires will be dire for democracy. Here is how we can fight back | Gabriel Zucman
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Keir Starmer says scrapping the 2 child benefit cap is his proudest moment as PM Starmer could have scrapped the cap on day one of becoming PM. Instead he suspended 7 Labour MPs for voting to scrap it & the govt had to be dragged kicking & screaming to do it over 20 months later
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
On an unseasonably hot morning in Tottenham almost 400 people took our leaflet in less than 2 hours. We continue to talk to people on the street about how we all need a fully functioning social security system so that everyone to lead fulfilling lives - we can't afford anything less.
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Jill Pack 🍉 @louloutwo.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The cruelty of austerity - how dare the Labour government take credit for ending the Two-Child Limit when they were dragged kicking and screaming into ending it and the Benefit Cut silently still exists, doing its damage. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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More than a fifth of UK’s ‘austerity children’ scarred by poverty, study says
Researchers say hardship is a direct legacy of welfare benefit cuts imposed by Tory governments in recent years
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch. Making children suffer to fund defence. Tories cut defence spending when in office. Silence on redistribution, cutting corporate welfare, taxing the rich; can tax dividends & capital gains at the same rate as wages.
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Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-elected
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Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
🚸 We’ve submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s inquiry into the Child Poverty Strategy. Our message is clear: tackling child poverty requires a rights-based approach. Child poverty isn’t inevitable; it reflects how systems are designed.
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Child poverty is a policy choice: why the UK needs a rights-based strategy | Just Fair
The UK Government is developing a new Child Poverty Strategy. This is an important opportunity to ensure every child has the foundations they need to live well. At Just Fair, we have submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s “Realising Potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy” inquiry. Our submission argues that tackling child poverty requires a […]
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Paul Ridley @paulridley5.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays
Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment bills
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Big News! We’re now on TikTok too… because someone needs to explain to Gen‑Z why they’re paying more tax on their entry‑level jobs than billionaires are on their mega-hoards, and what we can do about it. If you're on TikTok too, give us a follow: www.tiktok.com/@taxjusticeu
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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
"My heart is broken into pieces....We worked hard to put food on the table, to care for our children, and now you are telling us that we have to wait longer for our Indefinite Leave to Remain." Peggy Read the human impact of the Govt.'s earned settlement plans. www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-im...
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How UK government’s migration policy will shatter lives
Behind the headlines and rhetoric, what do Labour’s immigration plans mean for those affected?
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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Haringey Claimant Justice Campaign in Wood Green. We say a decent social security system supports all of us. As a society we can afford a well-funded benefits system. Poverty doesn’t have to exist. It’s a political choice. The 300 people we met on the street today know it makes sense. Join us!
9 in Wood Green on Saturday March 14 with our Haringey Claimant Justice Campaign stall ‘Fight for your right to a fair benefit system’ joined by Haringey Community Action Network and the Trades Council banners
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
New official figures published alongside this week’s spring statement have again disproved claims that spending on “welfare” is “spiralling out of control”. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
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New official figures disprove claims that social security spending is ‘spiralling out of control’
New official figures published alongside this week’s spring statement have again disproved claims that spending on “welfare” is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OB…
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Activists have told an inquiry they fear the government is focusing its attention on “punishing” young disabled people for their needs and challenges, rather than ensuring they receive the support they need. #DPACCymru #AlanMilburn #NEETs www.disabilitynewsservice.com/governments-...
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Government’s focus is on ‘punishing’ young disabled people rather than supporting them, activists fear
Activists have told an inquiry they fear the government is focusing its attention on “punishing” young disabled people for their needs and challenges, rather than ensuring they receive the support …
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.2) 🔽 The UK has a terrible recent record on child poverty, the worst of all the nations below, worsened by the 2-child benefit cap from 2017. Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Peak Injustice: Solving Britain’s Inequality Crisis www.dannydorling.org/books/peakin...
Graph showing international comparison of child poverty rates from 2012-14 to 2019-21. The UK is the worst performer of all the nations with a proportional increase of around 20%.
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Jill Pack 🍉 @louloutwo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We're being told the #Budget will scrap the #2-ChildBenefitCap but thousands of children in Britain's poorest families will remain in poverty unless the overall #BenefitCap is also scrapped. The Government will be giving with one hand and taking with another #DWP #TheTreasury
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Labour's anti-asylum policies are already fundamentally inhumane and discriminatory. Applying them retrospectively is pure cruelty though. It serves absolutely no purpose. Meanwhile it will increase the costs and bureaucracy of an already dysfunctional Home Office. www.thetimes.com/article/6f83...
Refugees who were months away from settlement now face 15-year wait

Shabana Mahmood's asylum reforms will apply retrospectively, it has been confirmed — and it is claimed the bureaucracy will cost up to £1.3bn

Matt Dathan, Home Affairs Editor

Monday November 24 2025, 12.01am, The Times

Thousands of refugees who believed they were months from settlement now face 15 years of instability after it was confirmed that Shabana Mahmood's overhaul of asylum rules would apply retrospectively.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
UK govt has ‘got the balance right’ on tax, says Rachel Reeves. Not addressed Tory legacy. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. Capital gains & dividends taxed at lower rates than wages, recipients don't pay NIC Mansions and modest homes pay same council tax
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UK government has ‘got the balance right’ on tax, says Rachel Reeves
Chancellor responds to calls for wealth tax on millionaire households
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Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The UK government will be forced to raise taxes at the Budget in October – but taxes on who? Here are my predictions www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHdU...
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Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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Women's Budget Group @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Important stuff from @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social. A windfall tax on banks could raise £11 billion - money that could be invested in our public services and a proper social security system. Money that could help lift children out of poverty. #TaxTheBanks
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Paula Peters @paulapeters19.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
#UCBill www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/commons...
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Commons committee calls for UC cuts delay
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
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Save the Children UK @savechildrenuk.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
This is a message to Keir Starmer. Almost 40,000 MORE children are missing out on the support they need because of the two-child limit than there were last year. We urge the UK Government to scrap the two-child limit now. Write to your MP: bit.ly/3GKJVfS
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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Don't let anyone tell you that there's no money, we are a £2.5 trillion economy. The 50 richest families in Britain are worth £500 billion, half of Britain's wealth. Taxing the richest 1% in one year would give us £25 billion. What is wrong with that choice? #WealthTax
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Labour MPs have voted to impose £2 billion-a-year cuts on disabled people who cannot work, despite a last-minute intervention by UN disability rights experts, and repeated warnings that the bill will cost lives. #BinUCBill #DWP www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-i...
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Government ignores warnings of new DWP deaths, and UN intervention, as MPs pass universal credit cuts bill
Labour MPs have voted to impose £2 billion-a-year cuts on disabled people who cannot work, despite a last-minute intervention by UN disability rights experts, and repeated warnings that the bill wi…
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Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
A minister ignored concerns about proposed benefit cuts that were raised in a meeting by his own network of disability advisers, months before the government published its ill-fated universal credit and personal independence payment bill. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ign...
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Minister ignored concerns from disabled advisers, months before publishing cuts bill
A minister ignored concerns about proposed benefit cuts that were raised in a meeting by his own network of disability advisers, months before the government published its ill-fated universal credi…
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
'This Government impoverishes the sick and the elderly to satisfy spreadsheets... Disability organisations from DPAC to Disability Rights UK are united in their opposition to Clause 2' 🗣️ @zarahsultana.bsky.social standing up for Disabled people today in the chamber
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Every Disabled organisation is against this bill. Slashing the Universal Credit health element in half, pushing more Disabled people is unconscionable - especially when the Government could easily tax the rich. ❌MPs must vote against the bill today! #BinUCBill
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Paula Peters @paulapeters19.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
#BinUCBill dpac.uk.net/2025/07/urge...
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Urgent update on UC Bill - DPAC
BREAKING NEWS The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will 'deepen the signs of regression' in
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We are right outside Parliament, alongside WinVisible and other Disabled campaigners, having our voices heard as the debate goes on in the chamber. Who opposes this bill? ➡️Disabled people ➡️The general public ➡️The United Nations It's time to #BinUCBill
Four Disabled protestors outside Parliament. They have placards that read:
Stop all benefits cuts and sanctions, Winvisible
Charities don't collaborate with cuts, Winvisible
Benefit cuts are killing us!
Remembered: Elaine Morrall Single Mum of 4 killed by UC sanction, November 2017
Winvisible
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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🚨UN committee sounds alarm over Labour's benefits bill:: 'It should shame the government' A rare intervention by the UN as the watered-down UC Bill is voted on today for the final time #BinUCBill www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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UN committee sounds alarm over Labour's 'shameful' benefits bill
The UN's letter comes as the government's welfare bill reaches its third reading in parliament and will be subject to another vote.
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 09/07/2025
“If cuts go through on this scale, people will lose their lives. They will suffer immense harm. So let’s all understand that.” Labour MP John McDonnell explains why he will vote against any cuts to disability benefits during today’s welfare bill reading.👇
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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
MPs and much of the media have spun a false narrative about tonight’s Universal Credit vote. The PIP pause has created the myth the government has fully u-turned on its disability cuts. But £2 billion is about to be pulled from the sickest and poorest people in the country.
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hcjc.bsky.social @hcjc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
novaramedia.com/2025/07/01/t...
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The Welfare Bill Is a Patronising Moral Crusade to Save Disabled People From Ourselves | Novara Media
Despite concessions, the welfare bill still means cuts and greater state intrusion into disabled people’s lives, writes the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People’s Rick Burgess.
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